Copy sketch objects with offset

Copy sketch objects with offset

You can copy lines, circles, polylines, polygons and rectangles in the direction you point using the offset that you specify. You can also create new circles centered in the same location as the original circle and adjust the radius by the offset that you specify.

Select the object that you want to copy in a drawing, for example a line or a circle.

On the Drawing tab, click Copy with offset.

Click the drawing viewview that includes selected model objects or an area in the model, that is represented in a drawing

A drawing view is a container for model and drawing objects.

A drawing can include several drawing views, which usually are two-dimensional views, plane views, to the model.

Tekla Structures copies the selected shape to the specified direction. For example, if you are copying a line, Tekla Structures makes a new copy of the line in the specified location. If you are copying a circle, Tekla Structures creates a new circle that is centered in the same location as the original circle, and adjusts the radius by the offset that you specified.

When you copy a line that has a bulge, the created line has the same bulge as the original one.

If the rectangle has no bulges, the copied object will still be a rectangle after you use Copy with offset. Note that if the original rectangle has a bulge, it is not possible to draw a new rectangle using Copy with offset. When you use Copy with offset , the new copied object will become a polygon.

Example

Example of a copied line:

Example of a copied circle:

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Trimble is an international company focusing on positioning-related technology for different industries. Tekla software solutions for advanced building information modeling and structural engineering are part of Trimble offering.